(09-08-2017 10:29 AM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote: I assume viewership in Texas and Florida are down just because people have more important things to worry about.

NO. Two hurricanes that endanger millions of people has nothing to do with it.

It's because someone might kneel before a game. ( sarcasm)

Read the comments in the article it is about the players kneeling....the fans stand but players kneel and putting the politics in a sport that is turning fans away. Fans don't want political crap when watching sports, they get enough of it in other aspects of their life.

The NFL has sort of jumped the shark, not completely but it's kinda stale. Obviously the hurricanes hurt (we've definitely been preoccupied with that) but there's more to it. The diehards are not gonna tune out because of some kneeling before the anthem, not an 8%-12% decline. That's nothing compared to the Ron Artest incident in Auburn Hills, It'd take many of those to alienate fans. I think people are just finding other interest, nothing is forever.